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- OBJECT TYPE
- GAME/CASSETTE TAPE
- DATE
- 1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0407.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Tandy Corp.
- MODEL
- DANCING DEMON/CHESS
- LOCATION
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC TAPE, CASING/ PAPER LABEL & MANUAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.0 cm
- Width
- 7.1 cm
- Height
- 1.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Digital peripheral devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Radio Shack
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Texas
- City
- Fort Worth
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- CIRCA 1980-1986
- Canada
-
AMERICAN DESIGNED & MADE SOFTWARE USED IN CANADIAN HOME ON PERSONAL COMPUTER AT TIME WHEN USE OF PC'S FOR VARIETY OF PURPOSES WAS RAPIDLY INCREASING IN THIS COUNTRY AS ELSEWHERE. - Function
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COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, ENABLING USER TO COMPOSE MUSIC & CREATE DANCE ROUTINES VIA KEYBOARD; DANCES ARE PERFORMED BY FANTASY CHARACTER ON SCREEN. - Technical
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PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY MAKER OF TRS-80 COMPUTER FOR USE ON THAT PRODUCT.WITH COMMODORE PET & APPLE II, TRS-80 FORMED FIRST GENERATION OF COMPUTERS WHICH LAUNCHED PC INDUSTRY IN 1977. COMPUTER GAMES WERE ONE OF MOST POPULAR APPLICATIONS OF PC IN THAT ERA. CASSETTE TAPE WAS USED FOR PC SOFTWARE STORAGE INTO EARLY 1980'S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- HANDPRINTED 'DANCING DEMON/ BASIC' ON ONE SIDE & 'CHESS/ SYSTEM' ON OTHER/ BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL READING 'TRS/ 80/ C-20' & 'Radio Shack CERTIFIED/ LEADERLESS'
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- WHITE CASSETTE WITH WHITE & GREY LABEL/ RED, BLACK, & WHITE MANUAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Tandy Corp., Software, 1980, Artifact no. 1991.0407, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0407.001/
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